Pubdate: Thu, 07 May 2015
Source: Guardian, The (CN PI)
Copyright: 2015 The Guardian, Charlottetown Guardian Group Incorporated
Contact:  http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/174
Author: Ryan Ross
Page: 2

MARIJUANA EXTRACT NEW TO P.E.I.

Drug called budder starting to appear in P.E.I.

When the RCMP searched a Charlottetown home last month they found a
drug that's new to P.E.I. It's called budder and is a concentrated
form of cannabis resin.

RCMP Const. Scott Mintie said it's something the police are starting
to hear about in P.E.I.

"It's a concern, just because of the potency of it," he
said.

Budder is produced by grinding marijuana and extracting
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) from it using a solvent. The finished
product is a brown paste.

The RCMP estimate the street value of dry marijuana at around $10-$15
for one gram while budder would sell for about $80$100 per gram.

Mintie said there are also safety concerns about the use of solvents
to make budder.

"As everybody knows the solvent's explosive so if you're doing this in
a confined area and there's a spark or somebody smoking a cigarette
there is the potential there could be an explosion, which concerns
us."
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